large, Black, mostly hairless
Field of vetch had many bumble and honey bees among others
hovering between the hemlock, blackberry and elderberry bushes, there were several presumably because a hive has been brought to nearby vineyard for pollinating. Multiple bees spotted. another area with vetch close-by covered with many bees
They were pollinating flowers on a tree.
Thread-waisted Wasp of the genus Ammophila.
Flying just off the bud of a Cone Flower. Wasp of the family Scoliidae is on the flower
The superfamily Apoidea is a major group within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally-recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees, who appear to be their descendants.
